Author: Jemma Jarman

Going Places is a new UK-wide programme that will engage underrepresented audiences with museum collections through collaborative touring exhibitions. Currently in development, Going Places will establish five networks of small to mid-sized museums, with each network producing two touring exhibitions over five years (2025-2030). Local communities will be involved in shaping exhibition themes and outreach […]

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This article was first published by Museums and Heritage. The British Museum is planning to display some of the recovered items from an estimated 2,000 which had previously been stolen from its collection. Speaking at a Culture, Media and Sport Committee to discuss the thefts from its collection, its Interim Director Mark Jones said 350 […]

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This article was first published by Museums and Heritage. The British Museum has today set out plans to fully digitise its entire collection. The project, which is expected to take five years, is hoped to result in its collection of roughly eight million objects being made accessible to anyone. The move comes after thefts from […]

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This article was first published by the Museums Association. The cost-of-living crisis is having a huge impact on visitor numbers, staffing, volunteers and finances, according to an annual survey of museums released this month. Data for the survey is gathered through England’s nine regional development organisations, with the report produced by South West Museum Development. […]

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